Mostly known for its prolific JeanRichard AquaScope watch replica family of cushion-shaped diving watches that offer a very nice alternative for impressive, but heavily overpriced Panerai timekeepers, the Swiss-based watch manufacturer has recently added a very nice pilot’s watch to its model range. The effect is further emphasized with the choice of color for the SuperLuminova luminescent compound for the numerals, hour markers and skeletonized hands that perfectly matches the black of the Arabic numerals on its unidirectional rotating bezel.

JeanRichard AeroScope Automatic Chronograph watch replica

Thanks to the use of vertical satin finish on its case, bezel and the dial (the dial, by the way, features the most prominent finish among those, I would probably call it vertical brushing if the Swiss watchmaker didn’t insist on it being ‘satin finish’,) the watch looks very organic, almost like it was machined from a single block of metal (which may very well be the case since the company has a good expertise of making ‘unibody’ cases with a number of joints cut to the bare minimum in order to make the watch more watertight.

Presented back in May during Baselworld 2013 show in titanium (ref. 60650-21G211-FK2A) and black DLC titanium (ref. 60650-21H612-21A), the new JeanRichard AeroScope Automatic combines the same rugged, cushion-shaped body with a finely crafted dial of a tri-compax chronograph.

The vertical finish on the case is the best accentuated with grey rubber strap, but the Swiss brand is also ready to offer you the same JeanRichard chronograph copy watch on a less sporty, but very elegant (and also quite expensive) black Barenia calfskin strap or a rugged-looking titanium bracelet.

With visible parts of the case crafted from lightweight titanium, the watch not only looks very impressive thanks to the metal’s signature shade of grey, but is also very lightweight making it quite comfortable even despite its impressive size of whole 46 millimeters in width. Of course, the timekeeper’s being quite thin for a piece with automatic winding (it measures just over 12.5 mm top to bottom) also helps a great deal.

Of course, the version with black DLC coating (pictured below) covering its bezel, as well as the upper plate of the case looks more “professional” with its high-contrast black and white color scheme, but the “base” model with its ice-cold pure titanium looks a lot more versatile and will probably fit great not only a pair of jeans and a t-shirt or a sweater, but also a highly expensive tailor-made formal suit.

I couldn’t manage to find any information regarding the Caliber JR66 automatic movement that powers the new AeroScope, but I believe that this is a fairly new caliber, which is probably based on their Sellita-based JR60 caliber that we have seen last year on the gorgeous fake JeanRichard Terrascope Automatic that, by the way, features very similar finish of its body.